Bottle-washing machine



Aug. 7, ma.

ll R. A. MANNING BOTTLE WASHINGv MACHINE Fiied July 3o. 1920 2 sheetsfsheet g M3 Qn w Uilm through the machine.

Y Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through iis ROY A. MANNING, or RUTLAND,

Patented ug. 7, Y1928i?. n

VERMONT, ASSIGN'ORTO MANNVING MANUFACT'RING cONrmiNY,` or vmrrLaNn VERMONT, A conronArIoNor VERMONT; l

BorrLn-WAsHINGMAcHrNn -N i i Application i'l'ed Tuly 30,

i in'a case of bottles or analogous articlesare fed into the machine, the bottles being subjected first to jets of Washing fluid, then jets of rinsing fluid, and then to jets of steam for Vsterilizing the bottles, Vthe object of this in-- vention being to provideanovel form of jet boX` for spraying the bottlesastheypass A Vstill further obj ect Vof the invention is to provide a novel construction of jet box whereinV all foreign matterlwhich accumulates therein can be readily removed.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention `will be hereinafter set by the appendedclaim,

In the drawings,

forth and the novel features thereof deiined` the apparatus` showing a case of bottles in position over the rinsing jet box;

Figure 2 isa. transverse Vvertical section showing a case moved betvveerrthe` upper and lower jetboXes for thoroughly cleaning the inner and jouter surfaceslof the bottles in the case. u j

In carrying out myinvention I' employ an oblong'tanl: 1 substantially seini-circularin shape in cross section mounted on legs 2 and providedwith apartition 3" forming comV partments 4 and 5, the compartment l being adapted to contain awashingv fluid such as alkaliwatei, and the compartment 5 clear water for rinsing the bottlesas will behere` inafter fully described. Each compartment is provided with a drain plug 6. u u

The upper edges ofthe tank/lare pro'- by cross bars'carrying angle irons 9 forming a guide way foracase 410 clearly shown in Figure`2. 1 Thefcase 10 isadapted tojcontain bottles or analogous articles arranged in inverted-position as clearlyshown in Figuref *with their `mouths j downwardly so that the jets of fluidpass into thebottles as will be later describedgj l Connected to the angle irons 9 forming the guide way are `rail `guides-11 inlwhich are slidably mounted substantially I-shaped rails 12. on which are adjustably mounted dog supports 13 which `are clamped in adjusted psition by'bolts 14:, said supports carrying 1920.- seriai N6. 400,00?,

pivoted dogs 15 which are capable of swinging in one direction but are stopped from vsWin,g ,in, 3; in the opposite direction by engaging the lugs 16, said dogs beingadaptcd to engage the case of bottles as clearly shown, the dogs being arrangedinpairs in transverse alignmentwith one another and spaced apart longitudinally'a suficient distance to allow a case to be placed between the same whereby individual case pushers are. provided whereby I "am able to move the cases the proper distance sothat the mouths of the bottles will be `centered over the holes in the jet boxes as will be hereinafter `fullydescribed.l 1`

The tankis enclosed by a hood or cover 17 herein shown formed of three sections,the central section being. provided with longitudinally disposed slots 18 through which extend pusher arms 19 slidably mounted in suitable "guides 20 carried by 'the angle irons 7 of the; tank, said pusher arms 19 Vsliding and pivotal connection. The VrockerY levers 22 are provided with oppositely dis posed notches and 2G"fo'rmed by outwardlyegtending fingers,the upper lingers eX- tending substantially laterally Lfrom the u u rockerjlevers and thelower-fingers extend `vided with angle irons 7 `connected together t downwardly in order to provide 'la curved guide forthe purpose hereinafter fully described. The rocker levers" 22 are arranged in a'slotted member 27l carried by the end of the Vpitinan 28,1the memberf27`having pins 29 and 30 `extending across the slot" thereof having their 'inneren'ds connecte-d to the Y shaft is rotated as will be'v` hereinafterfully "mi tioned overV the jets. The jet boxes are prochanges can be made without departing `from "the spirit of my invention.

The pitman rods 28 which are arranged on each side of the tank are connected to crank arms 3l carried by crankshaft 32 mounted in suitable bearings 33 secured to the end of the tank l as shown in Figure 3. When the crank shaft is rotated the p itman rods are reciprocated as clearly shown so thatrthe rocker levers are rocked'intermlttentlyor a pause is produced which is. determined by the Vlength of the slot in the pitman rod so.V

that the case pullers will only move intermittently, moving a case a predetermined Vdistance so as to center the bott-les over the jets and then stop for a predetermined time so as to allow the fluid to thoroughly wash and rinse the bottles in the case. The crank.

shaft 32 carries aV gear 34 meshing with ay pinion 35 carried by a vshaft 36 mounted in a suitable support 37 connected to one of the legs, said shaft being'provided with a' worm wheel 38 'meshing vwith the'worm 89 carried by shaft40 by means ofwhichthe crank described. A l

J2li-ranged at one side ofthe tank is a base 41 provided with suitable bearings 42 in which is mounted drive sha-ft 43 herein 3oQshown provided with a pulley 44 Vover which is 'adapted to' extend a belt 45 for driving the same, said shaft being provided with a pin-' connected tooneof the jet boxes as will be Y later described. The pump 49 is provided with-an inlet 52 extending into the compartment 5 of the tank and an outwardly ,extendf ing outlet which is provided with a down.; wardly extending branch 54 extending into the'compartment 5 and a branch 55 extendingthrough the hood or cover and adapted to be" connected to tliejet boxes as will be later described.

Connectedto the anglevirons 7 carried byl the upper edge of the tank l are inwardly 5 extending supports 56 carrying jet boxes .5

5.7i'a`nd 58 disposed within thecompartment -4 Vof the tank, the box 57 being con-il nected to the out-let pipe 5l of thepump 48,

' the jet outlet being provided with aV branch 59 and'conneeted to the jet box 58.

The jet boxes are provided with removable covers 60 held in position by bolts and having jet openings 6l so positioned that when a caseofbottles is drawn within the ma? chine the mouthsfof the bottles will be posi'- vided with tapering bottoms 62 which taper,-V

towards the longitudinal center andtowards one end, each boxl having an outlet 63 'closed by a plug 64 whereby the foreign matterV Y which aceumulatesin the jetV boxes can be readily flushed out by removing the brass plug and starting the pumps. Y In case the foreign matter should becomel hardened on non-use of. themachine,l the jet platesV can be removed and the` V`boxes thoroughly cleaned. j

Arranged inthe compartment V5 is a similar jet box 65 which issupported in a simf ilar vmanner and 1s connectedw'lth pipe 54` tothe pump v49.y Arranged above the' jet box 65 'near the upper portionj of the cover is an inverted jet box 66 which isi connected to the pipe 55andis supported byarms `67 in auch a manner that a case is free to move lixtween the jetV boxes, the upper'jetbox deliveringa series of jets'of water" onto the outer surface 4of the receptacles within the case while the lower jetfbox subjects the inner surface of thebottle's or receptacles in the caseto the fluid.

A steam jet Vbox 68 is arranged within the.A compartment V5 and connected to ai steam pipe GQWsothat before thefcasesnre movedf out of the `1nachine" the.bottles are subjected tol live steam soH as tofthoroughly sterilize the same.

f The hood or cover 1T is provided .withV deflector 70 so that any'fluidl thrown'fup-l.,

wardly by the jets between the moveinen-tsV of the cases over the boxes will drain backinto the tank. Y

The operation of guide way at A and forced into themachine until it is. caught `by the dogs VWhere it :is

carried over the first jet box landl as theV compartment 4 contains a washin;

is continuously being circulate by meansof the pump the bottles are subjected to streams. of washingfluidso as to clean the same,f:the v duid which f thefmachine yis fol-l lows: The caseV of bottles is placedon the case .then advances over-V the second; jet ibo-x.

where thel operation is repeated,it then moves intermittently a predetermined dis-l Y .i

tance as shown in `Figure2,so that the contents will drain outofthebottlesiand off:

the eases back into thefcompartment containing the washing fluid. f 'lfhesamethen' advances by the pushing dogsuntil itfis positloned'over thefjet `box 65 and underthe jet box 66 and as clear water `isbeing cir` culated `from theqcompartment 5 through these jet boxes, the` bottles are subjected to a rinsing action andtheV caseof bottles isv then advanced :over the steam` jet .box where the bottles are sterilized.`

It will be seen that Vas the (':fases are fed into one end of the machine anddelivered outof theV opposite endithecases move ina guide way throngh the machine intermitf tently andin such a manner that Vby themed particular construction of pushing dogs and operating means the cases are positively.

sterilizing the Vbottles before they leaveV the machine A Y As the Vcrank shaft rotates the pitmen move forward and through their connection with the guiderails, the guide rails are moved rearwardly and in this movement the pusher dogs swing on their pivots so as to pass by the case which remainsstationary over the jet boxes andas the crank continues to rotate the rocker arms are not engaged Vuntil the crank has reached the position shown in the diagrammatic View where the rocker arms are rocked so as to move the rails forward and inthis movement the dogs engage the cases and Vadvance the saine through the machine and by this particular f construction a pause in the operation is obtained so that the cases remain stationary over the jet boxes a suicient length of time to allow the jets to act thoroughlyon the bottles within the cases. i

While I have shown certain details of construction of the various parts of the machine I do not wish to limit myself to these details as I am aware that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of `my invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced a bottle washing machine composed of a tank semi-circular in cross section having a cover or hood sub stantiallysemi-circular in cross section of Oval shape wherein the fluid coming from the jet box is carried around the walls of the cover and falls back on the bottom of the bottles or analogous articles arranged within the cases so as to wash the same.

TWhat I claim is A spray head for bottle washing machines comprising having a jet box provided with a removable cover having a plurality of openings forming jets, said box having a bottom inclined transversely and longitudinally t0- wards one end and a drain opening arranged within the lower end of said box.

Intestimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

ROY A. MANNING. 

